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Middle Schooler Killed In Philadelphia ID'd As Jeremiah Wilcox Middle Schooler Killed In Philadelphia ID'd As Jeremiah Wilcox
Middle Schooler Killed In Philadelphia ID'd As Jeremiah Wilcox A 13-year-old middle school boy killed while hanging out with friends Monday, Oct. 10 in Philadelphia has been identified as Jeremiah Wilcox. The Wagner Middle School student was shot multiple times in the head and face at 65th Avenue and Smedley Street around 6:45 p.m., Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told multiple outlets. It wasn't immediately clear what led up to the shooting. Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Jerry Jordan release a statement that reads, in part: "Our city is once again reeling from the murder of a child-- a thirteen-year-old boy in West Oak Lane whose …

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by Cecilia Levine